preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
this and that; such and such
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
(fish) biting at every cast
depending on; dependent on
reduction; diminution; abatement
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
genuine article; real thing; real deal